Global Strategic Sourcing Manager

Job type: full time (Mon-Fri, 8:00-16:30)
Duration of contract: permanent
Reports to: COO
Company: Vestas Aircoil Romania, Danish manufacturer of industrial cooling products
https://www.vestas-aircoil.com
https://www.facebook.com/VestasRomania

The Global Strategic Sourcing Leader develops and implements an efficient global sourcing strategy for raw material and external processes sourcing, in order to improve cost, lead-time, quality and delivery performance.

Main tasks:
• Identify and develop new suppliers for critical raw material on group level and ensure the Supplier qualification is done according to our internal procedure
• Develop the global supply chain and optimize the utilization of suppliers in EU, US and Asia between our 3 manufacturing sites
• Negotiate and sign contracts with key/ critical suppliers and evaluate the performance of each supplier
• Design and implement a global sourcing strategy for critical material and processes and monitor all sourcing strategies and policies to ensure achievement of all business objectives and goals
• Work in close cooperation with local purchase/ material planning team, to support on developing local suppliers for external processes and materials.

Qualifications:
• Strong communication skills, both on the shop floor and in offices – internally/externally
• Good English knowledge
• 5 years experience in Sourcing/ Procurement / Category management for sourcing activities for steel and Cast-iron manufactured products – raw materials (Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel etc) from a similar industry
• 5-7 years experience with performing sourcing projects and negotiations with suppliers
• Good technical understanding/ knowledge in general and knows how to read drawings
• Very self-motivated and used to achieve excellent results without direct supervision
• Analytic and constantly curios on finding cost savings and running cost down projects
• Very goal and result oriented
• Very positive attitude towards cooperation with colleagues and suppliers
• Situational awareness and can work individual, as well as in a team
• Driving license – cat. B.

Travel requirements:
• Local travel and travel to other sites will occur (EU, US & China).

Thank you for your interest,
We look forward to meeting you!

https://www.vestas-aircoil.com
https://www.facebook.com/VestasRomania